Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women was 7.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Netherlands, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 7.0% for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Netherlands peaked at 7.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2019.
Netherlands ranks 161st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.9% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
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More gender data for Netherlands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.232 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 89,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 85,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 86,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 90,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 90,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 95,138 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Netherlands?
- Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Netherlands was 7.0% in 2020, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2019.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women?
- Netherlands ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men vs women (15 years and older) who have not consumed any alcohol during their lifetime. This data is age-standardized.